News 29 Feb 2020 Saudi Arabia bars Gulf citizens from entering Makkah, Madinah Foreign ministry announces temporary suspension of entry of GCC citizens to the holy cities Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Saudi Arabia bars Gulf citizens from entering Makkah, Madinah Meet the Middle East
News 23 Feb 2020 Historic low voter turnout in Iran shows ‘dissatisfaction’ with regime: Experts Iran’s interior ministry announced a 42.57 percent voter turnout in Friday’s parliamentary election, the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The interior ministry released Source: Al Arabiya Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Feb 2020 US will withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 14 months if conditions met The United States and NATO would withdraw all troops in Afghanistan within 14 months if the Taliban upheld its commitments, according to a joint statement released by the US and… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Feb 2020 Saudi-led coalition launches air raids in Yemen Strikes were in retaliation for ballistic missiles attacks on 'civilian targets' in Saudi Arabia Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Saudi-led coalition launches air raids in Yemen Meet the Middle East
News 13 Feb 2020 Why Palestinians failed at the Security Council The Palestinians' push for a near-unanimous UN Security Council resolution opposing the Trump plan ran into a number of unexpected roadblocks. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Why Palestinians failed at… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Feb 2020 Lebanon confirms three new coronavirus cases, bringing total to seven Lebanon’s health ministry has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to seven. The ministry said the three new patients had been… Meet the Middle East
News 14 Feb 2020 Why is Egypt seeking African military force? President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has proposed during the African Union Summit the formation of a joint African military force to confront terrorism, as part of Cairo’s efforts to boost its… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Feb 2020 G20 finance chiefs see downside risks to global economy at Riyadh summit Coronavirus outbreak that originated in China and has so far killed more than 2,300 people and infected about 80,000 Source: Arabian Business Full Article: G20 finance chiefs see downside risks… Meet the Middle East
News 14 Feb 2020 Syrian shelling in Idlib knocks out dozens of medical facilities The opposition in Idlib province accuses Syrian and Russian warplanes of deliberately shelling hospital and medical facilities in the province and its surroundings, pushing thousands to flee. Source: Al Monitor… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Feb 2020 Liberman: Netanyahu told Jordan he wouldn't annex Jordan Valley The Likud Party responded by calling Liberman's statement "a complete lie."; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Liberman: Netanyahu told Jordan he wouldn't annex Jordan Valley Meet the Middle East
